We must note that Chris Penn, who played Willard Hewitt, sadly died in 2006 at the age of 40. Bacon got his big break in Footloose and went on to appear in some huge films including Apollo 13 and ...

“It’s like a pyramid,” said Ben Gruden of Plains Township, who will portray Willard in the Ovation Playhouse production of the musical “Footloose,” which opens March 15 in the Dallas ...

“Footloose.” When Ren McCormack, a Chicago-bred teen, moves to a small town, he is shocked to find that the townspeople never dance — by order of law. Along with Ariel Moore and Willard ...